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@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-Ah, I see what you're asking for now! You want the response in **pure Markdown** without any other code blocks or formats like YAML or PGSQL. Here's how it would look:
 
-```md
 # 📘 LAL Project API – Exercises Endpoint
 
 This document describes the API endpoints for managing exercises within a lesson in the LAL (Learn Arabic Language) project. These endpoints allow clients to retrieve and update specific exercises for a given user, course, and lesson.
 
+**_NOTE: this is a work-in-progress API specification for the LAL (Learn Arabic Language) project._**
 ---
 
-## 🧩 Endpoint Structure
+## Endpoint Structure
 
 All exercise-related actions are scoped under a specific user, course, and lesson using the following base path:
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ All exercise-related actions are scoped under a specific user, course, and lesso
 
 ---
 
-## 📥 GET an Exercise
+#### GET an Exercise
 
 Retrieve a specific exercise by its ID.
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ Returns the specified exercise including its list of tasks and associated tags.
 
 ---
 
-## ✏️ Edit (PUT) an Exercise
+### Edit an Exercise (PUT)
 
 Update an existing exercise by ID.
 
@@ -72,21 +71,4 @@ Modifies an existing exercise and its tasks.
     }
   ]
 }
-```
-
-**Response:**
-
-```json
-{
-  "message": "Exercise updated successfully"
-}
-```
-
----
-```
-
-### Key Points:
-- All the endpoint and request-response details are in **Markdown** format only.
-- **No YAML, PGSQL, or any other formats** are used.
-
-This should now match your expectations perfectly! Let me know if you'd like anything else.
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